Rookies lead Rayside-Balfour to road win over Cochrane

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians picked up two tallies apiece from rookies Baldino Aiello and James White to help them roll to a 6-1 road triumph over the Cochrane Crunch Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Tim Horton Event Centre. Aiello’s first NOJHL goal 86 seconds into the contest […]

Theriault scores 2 early to help pace Powassan past Elliot Lake

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Ryan Theriault picked up a pair of first period goals to help pace the Powassan Voodoos to an eventual 7-3 victory over the Elliot Lake Wildcats Friday in a foggy Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Centennial Arena. With the warm early fall weather and added humidity partially fogging up […]

GALLERY: French River surpasses win total of 2016-17

NOELVILLE, Ont. – The new-look French River Rapids continue to impress early in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play after defeating the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 7-6 in double overtime in an action-packed contest Friday at Noelville Arena. With the decision, French River improved to 4-1-1-0 on the season and have now already surpassed their […]

GALLERY: Blind River’s Boyonoski blanks Timmins

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers rode the 26-save shutout goaltending Garret Boyonoski to blank the Timmins Rock 4-0 Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at McIntyre Arena. Action in the opening 20 minutes saw both Boyonoski and the Rock’s Eric Jackson keep things scoreless through one period of play. […]

Wildcats’ Simpson shuts out Espanola

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Elliot Lake Wildcats goaltender Parker Simpson stopped all 31 shots he faced Thursday to post his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout while his teammates picked up a trio of third period tallies to blank the visiting Espanola Express 3-0 in a battle of netminders at Centennial Arena. The opening […]

GALLERY: Timmins takes high-scoring affair vs. Cochrane

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Timmins Rock trio of Grant McClellan, Alexandre Brisson and newly acquired Connor Hoffmann combined for nine points to help their squad pull out a 7-5 victory over the Cochrane Crunch Tuesday evening in a high-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at McIntyre Arena. Timmins started strong in the contest grabbing […]

Multitude of CJHL Showcase Events on tap in 2017-18

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Tuesday its list of Showcase Events that have been or will be held throughout the course of the 2017-18 season. There are a total of 21 events that will be featured during the campaign that began with the CCHL Showcase, which was held earlier this […]

CJHL announces executive committee for 2017-18

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Tuesday the names of those who will serve on its executive committee for the 2017-18 season for the 10-member Jr. A leagues and its 132 teams from across the country and parts of the northern U.S. Kevin Abrams (CCHL) has been appointed CJHL Chairman of […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today that French River Rapids forward Gregory Trudeau-Paquet; Powassan Voodoos defenceman Dayton Murray and Blind River Beavers goaltender Garret Boyonoski have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week for the period ending Sept. 17. GREGORY TRUDEAU-PAQUET, (F) FRENCH RIVER RAPIDS – Trudeau-Paquet […]

Blind River holds on to edge Powassan in battle of NOJHL unbeatens

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Dylan McMahon scored twice in the second period, including the game-winner, to help the Blind River Beavers earn a 4-2 victory Sunday in a battle of Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League unbeaten clubs at the Blind River Community Centre. A tight-checking opening frame saw the contest go scoreless after 20 minutes. […]